Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 30k research works in it since 1950. 27.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the factors influencing fruit ripening and quality in horticultural crops, with a focus on ethylene biosynthesis, genetic regulation, polyphenol oxidases, modified atmosphere packaging, aroma compounds, metabolic shifts, and the role of plant hormones. The research covers preharvest and postharvest influences, as well as molecular and biochemical aspects of fruit development and ripening.
- Fruit Ripening
- Ethylene Biosynthesis
- Postharvest Factors
- Horticultural Crops
- Genetic Regulation
- Polyphenol Oxidases
- Modified Atmosphere Packaging
- Aroma Compounds
- Metabolic Shifts
- Plant Hormones
- Research works
- 30k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 8.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 27.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +39% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (1.9k and 670 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.9k works
- 2 India 670 works
- 3 United States 313 works
- 4 Brazil 286 works
- 5 Türkiye 252 works
- 6 Spain 199 works
- 7 Iran 169 works
- 8 Italy 164 works
- 9 Mexico 127 works
- 10 South Korea 121 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
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Which institutions lead Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs publishes the most Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management research, followed by Northwest A&F University and China Agricultural University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 63 works
- 2 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 55 works
- 3 China Agricultural UniversityChina 52 works
- 4 Punjab Agricultural UniversityIndia 46 works
- 5 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 45 works
- 6 Shenyang Agricultural UniversityChina 40 works
- 7 Shandong Agricultural UniversityChina 36 works
- 8 Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChina 32 works
- 9 South China Agricultural UniversityChina 32 works
- 10 Gansu Agricultural UniversityChina 31 works
Who are the leading researchers in Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management include İbrahim Dinçer, Robert F. Storey and Ajay Singh.
- 1 İbrahim Dinçer Canada 5.9k citations
- 2 Robert F. Storey United Kingdom 2.5k citations
- 3 Ajay Singh United States 2.4k citations
- 4 Da‐Wen Sun Ireland 2.4k citations
- 5 Alisdair R. Fernie Germany 1.8k citations
- 6 Min Zhang China 1.8k citations
- 7 J. A. Teixeira Portugal 1.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management research done?
The largest centres of Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Guangzhou (China) and Hangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ludhiana and Tai’an.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- LudhianaIN · 54.2 works28×
- Tai’anCN · 38.0 works25×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management?
Among universities, judged by research, Northwest A&F University, Sichuan Agricultural University and China Agricultural University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwest A&F UniversityChina | 72.9 | 57.9% | 23.7× | 55 | +21.6% |
| 2 | Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChina | 68.3 | 53.9% | 19.4× | 32 | +82.0% |
| 3 | China Agricultural UniversityChina | 68.1 | 52.2% | 15.6× | 52 | -10.5% |
| 4 | Shandong Agricultural UniversityChina | 68.0 | 55.3% | 34.4× | 36 | +45.9% |
| 5 | Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina | 67.3 | 51.9% | 19.4× | 45 | +2.3% |
| 6 | Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina | 64.8 | 54.2% | 14.0× | 28 | +14.5% |
| 7 | Shenyang Agricultural UniversityChina | 64.6 | 59.0% | 52.3× | 40 | -42.5% |
| 8 | Hainan UniversityChina | 63.7 | 58.5% | 11.0× | 28 | -20.6% |
| 9 | Bohai UniversityChina | 63.3 | 61.5% | 27.5× | 17 | +67.1% |
| 10 | Gansu Agricultural UniversityChina | 62.5 | 60.6% | 35.8× | 31 | -62.7% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 39% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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